IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10, 2016

10:30 a.m.

VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                    City of Brawley                        Rosanna Bayon Moore

                                    City of Calipatria                      Rom Medina

City of Calexico                       Nick Fenley

City of El Centro                      Ruben Duran

                                    City of Holtville                       Nick Wells

                                    City of Imperial                        Jorge Galvan for Marlene Best

                                    County of Imperial                   Armando Villa

STAFF PRESENT:     Mark Baza, Cristi Lerma

OTHERS PRESENT:  Sam Amen, Luis Medina: Caltrans; Liz Zarate: City of El Centro; Arnold San Miguel: SCAG

The following minutes are listed as they were acted upon by the Imperial County Transportation Commission Management Committee and as listed on the agenda for the meeting held Wednesday, February 10, 2016 together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Vice-Chair Medina called the Committee meeting to order at 10:36 a.m.  Roll call was taken. Introductions were made.

II.                 EMERGENCY ITEMS

A.                 Mr. Baza stated that he’d like to take get the Commission’s approval in the proposed dates for the Imperial Valley General Assembly and Economic Summit of May 18-19, 2016. The committee had consensus that Mr. Baza could move forward with the proposed dates.

III.              PUBLIC COMMENTS

A.                 There were none.

IV.              CONSENT ITEMS

A motion was made by Bayon Moore seconded by Fenley to approve consent items 4A-4B. Motion carried unanimously.

A.                 Approved ICTC Management Committee Minutes for January 13, 2016

B.                  Received and filed:

1.                   ICTC Board Draft Minutes for January 27, 2016

2.                   ICTC SSTAC Draft Minutes for January 6, 2016

V.                 REPORTS

A.                 ICTC Executive Director

Mr. Baza and staff had the following announcements:

-          Caltrans will be presenting the Excellence in Transportation Award to ICTC at the Commission meeting on February 24, 2016 for the Andrade Port of Entry (POE) – Quechan Crossing Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project. The Project completed pedestrian access and landscaping improvements along SR-186 at the Andrade/Algodones Port of Entry.

-          ICTC has initiated discussions with management and staff with Customs and Border Protections (CBP) Border Patrol regarding the potential to add a second inspection lane at this very busy checkpoint.  Coordination efforts will follow with Border Patrol, Caltrans and the region to determine feasibility, costs and funding of required improvements within Caltrans right-of-way.

-          The annual Unmet Transit Needs (UTN) hearing process has been scheduled for Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 3:30pm. The meeting will be held at the City of Brawley Council Chambers located at 383 Main Street in the City of Brawley. Free bus transportation to the hearing will be provided from the 7th and State St. Transit Transfer Terminal in the City of El Centro at approximately 2:30pm. Reservations must be made no later than 5:00pm Wednesday February, 10, 2016 for transportation to the hearing from El Centro. A return trip back to 7th and State St. in El Centro will be provided at the conclusion of the hearing. Public comment in the form of letters or e-mails will be read into the record and should be provided to ICTC 1405 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 1, El Centro, CA 92243 Attn: Hearing Coordinator, no later than 5:00pm Wednesday February 10, 2016. 

-          The IVT Ride El Centro Service Area Request for Proposals (RFP) has been approved by Caltrans Procurement and was released to the public on February 8, 2016.  

-          A complete list of ICTC updates can be found on Page 18 of the agenda.

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

-          Mr. San Miguel stated that SCAG will be accepting scholarship applications from high juniors or seniors or college freshmen enrolled in a college with a 3.0 grade point average or better. Applications are due on March 1, 2016.

-          Sustainability awards are open to all agencies, eligible projects are projects completed from January 1, 2012 to March 1, 2016. The deadline to submit to SCAG is March 2016 by 20 p.m. for questions or additional information can be found at

C.                  Caltrans Department of Transportation – District 11

-          Mr. Medina provided Local Assistance updates and announcements.

-          Mr. Amen provided project updates for Imperial County.

D.   Committee Member Reports

-     There were none.

VI.               ACTION CALENDAR   

A.                 Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) resolution for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016/17 – 2021/2022 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)

A draft project list was distributed at the meeting.

It was requested that the Management Committee forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution that certifies funding has been identified for the projects in the FFY 2016/17-2021/22 FTIP and affirms our commitment to implement all projects in the program.

A motion was made by Galvan seconded by Bayon Moore, Motion carried unanimously. 

VIII.         NEXT MEETING DATE AND PLACE

The next meeting of the Management Committee will be held on March 9, 2016 at the County of Imperial, El Centro, CA.

IX.               ADJOURNMENT

A.                 Meeting adjourned at 11:41 a.m.